St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-11-20

land column in 'SS. There would be
nothing strange in this circumstance.
The political history of this country has
presented numerous instances OF far
greater incOngruitieS. In fact, from al
most every reasonable standpoint it
would appear to be a mysterious cOlncl-
dence if the Republicans should be again
able to carry the state. Having long
since ceased to be the representative OF
single principle. national in charac-
ter, upon what living issue can that
party go before the people and claim
continuance of power? For number
of wears it has retained its voting forces
through the effect of political antipathy
to its opponent. but as prejudice has di-
miuiShed and reason has asserted itself
the Republican party has grown weaker
and Democracy has cOrreSpOndingly APP
preciated in strength. Having entirely
lost its war record claim, it has recently
turned its attention and de-
voted its efforts to holding
within its ranks at the same
time the liquor and the anti-lieense ele-
mentS, but its history discloSeS the in
disprtable fact that on every occasion
wlu these conflicting forces have
ben ealt with at its hands the latter'S
influence has prompted its action.
W
be broken the liquor people have been
required to suffer the chagrin of decep-
ton, and the temperance party has
been reencouraged with the promise of
obtaining its purpose through the i'll
strumentality of Republican power.
The necessary effects of such course
has been the total alienation of the
liquor element from the Republican
party, and henceiorth that political i'll
tiuence may be counted, unqualitiedly,
as Democratic force.
II
Aside from this important factor of
strength, the same causes which gave to
the Democracy such an increased vote
in the state last fall still exist. The
farmers and the wage workers, eSpec-
tally the latter, have become thoroughly
convinced and satisfied that no redress
is to be found for them at the hands of
Republican legislatures. Nor can they
expect by the organization of third
party to attain such ends. Their only
mecca is in the Democratic party,
which has proved its devotion to the in
tereSt of the people wherever sufficient
power has given it opportunity.
Again, the increase of population dur
ing the last four years has proven to be
largely Democratic. In the great cities
this fact has been decisively demon
strated. Minneapolis, the turning point
of political power in the state, has
given unqueStiOnable proofs of its at
tachment to the party of jefferson, and
with a return of 1000 majority in this
city for Democracy, Minnesota is a
Democratic state.
The position of the Republican party
upon the tariff question will drive many
of the agriculturalists of the state into
the ranks of the Democracy. The time
has gone by when this question may be
passed lightly as an unimpOrtant meas
ure. So long as the Republican party
could arouse prejudice by preaching
Democratic diSlOvalty and Republican
patriotism the financial affairs of the
nation might remain unScrutiniZed by
the voting pOpulace, and it was possible
to conceal, under the cloak of deception,
the outrageous features of high pro-
tective tariff. But wise, impartial and
most patriotic Administration of the affairs
of the government by a Democratic
president has disarmed the editors and
orators of RepublicaniSm of deceitful
weapons, and while politicians of that
party in this state are attempting to
make the admission of Dakota into the
Union national issue, it will hardly
transpire that such subject as the lat
ter will entirely submerge an issue
touching and affecting the pocket of
every consumer of manufactured arti-
Giles in the land.
Such are some of the general reasons
which cOnduce to inspire Democratic
hope. There are a multitude of minor
causes, some of which are of local ma
ture, that will be potent in the heated
contest forthcoming:
With the arguments all on one side,
proper management of the campaign
would appear to be the only wanted
consideration. Whether true or false
there is prevailing impression that the
state committee failed to lend the as
SiStance to the state ticket is the last
election which the responsibilities of
that position made incumbent upon its
members; particularly in this alleged
against the chairman. 1t is said Mr..
Doran was absent from the state during
a great portion of the canvass and gave
less attention to the demands of his
office than genuine zeal for the success
of the election would have prompted.
This may all be true and that gentleman
may still be eXcusable for apparent
neglect.
By those familiar with the circum-
stances concerning the appointment of
the last state committee, it will be re-
membered that the candidate for gov
ernor was DESTROYS that the manage
ment of the campaign should be placed
in the hands of his pronounced
friends. To that end an executive
committee of five with Col. Glenn
at the head OF it, was selected from the
state committee to take special charge
of the contest. This was satisfactory to
the head of the ticket and necessarily
released Mr.. Doran from what otherwise
would have been a burthensome task.
Under such conditions it cannot be ex-